Bringing Moses down from the mountains and deep into the heart of Texas. Consider one high school government textbook. It lists four thinkers who influenced the Founding Fathers. Three of those on the list make a lot of sense: John Locke, Montesquieu and Blackstone. Those are all either British philosophers or Enlightenment thinkers, says Jennifer Graber, a professor at the University of Texas, Austin. She says that these three thinkers are all quoted in Americas founding documents. But, for Graber, the fourth person on the list raised a red flag: Moses. npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/11/21/365686593/texas-hits-the-books
Posted on: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 07:34:20 +0000
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